Travis & Sons has a capital structure that is based on 45 percent debt, 5 percent preferred stock, and 50 percent common stock. The pretax cost of debt is 8.3 percent, the cost of preferred is 9.2 percent, and the cost of common stock is 15.4 percent. The tax rate is 21 percent. A project is being considered that is equally as risky as the overall company. This project has initial costs of $287,000 and annual cash inflows of $91,000, $248,000, and $145,000 over the next three years, respectively. What is the projected net present value of this project?

A bond par value is $1,000 and the coupon rate is 5.1 percent. The bond price was $946.02 at the beginning of the year and $979.58 at the end of the year. The inflation rate for the year was 2.6 percent. What was the bond’s real return for the year?

Sister Pools sells outdoor swimming pools and currently has an aftertax cost of capital of 10.6 percent. Al’s Construction builds and sells water features and fountains and has an aftertax cost of capital of 10.2 percent. Sister Pools is considering building and selling its own water features and fountains. The initial cash outlay for this project would be $75,000. The expected net cash inflows are $18,000 a year for seven years. What is the net present value of the Sister Pools project?

The inventory turnover for Haute Hippie has gone from an average of 10.43 times to 11.34 times per year. How does this affect the inventory period? Assume 365 days per year.

You are considering two mutually exclusive projects. Project A has cash flows of −$125,000, $51,400, $52,900, and $63,300 for Years 0 to 3, respectively. Project B has cash flows of −$85,000, $23,100, $28,200, and $69,800 for Years 0 to 3, respectively. Project A has a required return of 9 percent while Project B’s required return is 11 percent. Should you accept or reject these mutually exclusive projects based on IRR analysis?

Chapman Machine Shop is considering a four-year project to improve its production efficiency. Buying a new machine for $390,000 is estimated to result in $135,000 in annual pretax cost savings. The press falls in the MACRS five-year class, and it will have a pretax salvage value at the end of the project of $198,000. The MACRS rates are .2, .32, .192, .1152, .1152, and .0576 for Years 1 to 6, respectively. Ignore bonus depreciation. The press also requires an initial investment in inventory of $8,000, along with an additional $1,500 in inventory for each succeeding year of the project. The inventory will return to its original level when the project ends. The shop’s tax rate is 21 percent and its discount rate is 16 percent. Should the firm buy and install the machine? Why or why not?

Which one of the following stocks is correctly priced according to CAPM if the risk-free rate of return is 3.4 percent and the market risk premium is 7.4 percent? Stock Beta Expected Return A .87 .096 B 1.09 .102 C 1.62 .146 D .98 .107 E 1.16 .139

The relevant discount rate is 14 percent for a project with cash flows of −$9,200, $4,600, $3,300, and $3,800 for Years 0 to 3, respectively. What is the profitability index?

Ives Corporation has an inventory period of 23.1 days, an accounts payable period of 40.7 days, and an accounts receivable period of 33.5 days. What is the company’s cash cycle?

What is the beta of the following portfolio? Stock Amount Invested Security Beta A $6,000 1.37 B $17,900 .95 C $2,750 1.48